This is an analysis of the poem 'Knew'... As Used In Past Tense Of 'Know' that begins with:

Dropping the notion,
That one can have a wonderful life......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXda XbXeeX XceXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 111101001 1010100010 00010010100 101011100 0010100100100 1 101011 10 110010101 01000110101 1101011 0110101 010100111 00110100100 101010100010 1111010111 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of 'Knew'... As Used In Past Tense Of 'Know';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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